as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a new television season with an excess of sitcoms featuring wisecracking teenagers
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Recent Examples of excesses
Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026
Other Nigerian artists have attempted to criticize the government’s excesses, in genres including reggae, fuji and pop, but critics say none of them have provoked the same level of confrontation.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
That document, which waded into the political and economic debates of the time, denounced the excesses of the Gilded Age and pointed toward a more just social order.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 May 2026
These acts were the excesses of war.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
That document, which waded into the political and economic debates of the time, denounced the excesses of the Gilded Age and pointed toward a more just social order.
—Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The experts were more concerned about Trump’s excesses and threats to the rule of law, which, Hasen said, stands to reason.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
But the conglomerate boom of the 1960s eventually collapsed under its own excesses.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Too often, Democrats have minimized anti-Semitic excesses on campuses and within parts of the progressive ecosystem out of fear of splintering a coalition that includes activists whose politics have become intertwined with Palestinian solidarity.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Noun
In many ways, the Western world is suffering one giant come down from the excesses of the boisterous 1990s and its many assumptions.
—Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026
Other Nigerian artists have attempted to criticize the government’s excesses, in genres including reggae, fuji and pop, but critics say none of them have provoked the same level of confrontation.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
That document, which waded into the political and economic debates of the time, denounced the excesses of the Gilded Age and pointed toward a more just social order.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 May 2026
These acts were the excesses of war.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
That document, which waded into the political and economic debates of the time, denounced the excesses of the Gilded Age and pointed toward a more just social order.
—Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The experts were more concerned about Trump’s excesses and threats to the rule of law, which, Hasen said, stands to reason.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
But the conglomerate boom of the 1960s eventually collapsed under its own excesses.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Too often, Democrats have minimized anti-Semitic excesses on campuses and within parts of the progressive ecosystem out of fear of splintering a coalition that includes activists whose politics have become intertwined with Palestinian solidarity.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excesses
Noun
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America continues to run large external deficits; China continues to run large surpluses.—
Neil Shearing,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Companies increasingly track shopping behavior, purchase history, seasonal patterns, and regional trends to forecast demand before shortages—or surpluses—develop.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some samples from Jilin showed particularly high abundances of heavy rare earth elements compared to neighboring regions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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The ratio is also an important one because abundances of deuterium and hydrogen throughout the universe are thought to have been set during the Big Bang itself.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For 2026, the hybrid is offered in LXS, EX, SX, and SX Prestige trims.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The 2026 model, with only minor changes from 2025, is available in Premiere, Reserve and Black Label trims.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
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Riley Moss sacks a scrambling Trevor Lawrence on third-and-4 for a 1-yard loss.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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When the radar or the EO/IR sensor detects an inbound projectile, the system calculates intercept geometry and fires a countermeasure either a hard-kill interceptor or a soft-kill electronic jammer, depending on system type within milliseconds.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Garcia is opening his car door at that very moment, and fires nine shots at Denis with his 9 mm Glock pistol as Denis speeds toward and past him.—
Ella Moore,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Verb
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There isn’t a friction point at the moment, but if the money spigot turns off, then things can change.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Luke turns off his targeting computer and blows up the Death Star.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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“Excesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excesses. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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